Week of Events
Exhibition: Eleanor Lambert: Empress of Seventh Avenue — Closes
Halston, evening gown, 1972, USA, gift of Lauren Bacall, 74.107.30. The Museum at FIT is temporarily closed. View the online exhibition here. March 3–28, 2020 Gallery FIT As the “original fashion publicist,” Eleanor Lambert was a defining character of 20th century American fashion. Over her 75-year career, Lambert helped establish a number of organizations and initiatives […]
POSTPONED: Fashion Culture: The Red Shoes (1948) Film Screening
POSTPONED: Fashion Culture: The Red Shoes (1948) Film Screening
Image courtesy of Park Circus/MGM Studios. POSTPONED Lauded as the greatest ballet movie ever made, The Red Shoes (1948) is a compelling story of a young ballerina who must choose between her career and love. The film is enriched with extraordinary dance sequences and opulent cinematography. All Fashion Culture events are free, but registration is required; register online here, call […]
CANCELLED: World Affairs Lecture Series: Muslim Identity in Peril: Commemorating the Bosnian Genocide
CANCELLED: World Affairs Lecture Series: Muslim Identity in Peril: Commemorating the Bosnian Genocide
CANCELLED Kenan Trebincevic, author of The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Return, will discuss the war in Bosnia and Muslim identity with Associate Professor of Social Sciences Emre Özsös. The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series fulfills FIT’s mission to foster an understanding of diverse cultures and politics within the […]